Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 5:00AM Read this article on Huffington Post over the weekend about the Virtual Choir. This video is a new collaborative project between Huff Post and TED Talks. Many people coming together to do something they love and create something exceptional.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 5:00AM Numa will be apart of ARTVOICES MAGAZINE 5th annual group exhibition for emerging contemporary artists! It opens this weekend.
Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 5:00AM Regarding space, time and performative acts:
The Sonder exhibition represents the synthesis of my pursuits to work more sculpturally and engage time and space in the work. I have embraced the idea of making these text portraits as performative acts. The process of writing a text in repetition over time is a metaphor for the ways that we accumulate information. A pivotal moment that prompted a deeper examination of this idea was during the process of creating my first large-scale drawing installation in 2011. After rendering the portrait with a hand-written text, I destroyed the drawing at the close of the exhibition in front of an audience. This experienced directed me toward making another large scale work that physically engaged an audience in the making/completion of a drawing.
Sonder became a work that not only engaged the audience, but transitioned people into being participants that become a part of the work. The large installation is composed of three layers of translucent textiles, suspended from the ceiling, several feet apart from one another. The transparency of the material allows the viewer to see through parts of the first panel, into the second, while the distance between them allows the viewer to traverse inside the installation. The installation is in a constant state of flux as people move about the space and in between the panels. It is also designed to iterate the very definition of the word sonderand its emphasis on noticing strangers.
***this blog was taken from kenturah's micro-site for sonder...moments of sonder
Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 5:00AM Regarding binary code:
Working with the written language, I’ve become increasingly engaged with the history of writing. Understanding that the advent of written information arrived as the capacity of the human memory deteriorated situates my portraits as a kind of record.
Over a year ago I began thinking about the binary number system and how I might make a drawing using a code. I had an interest in deconstructing text into the most reduced expression as possible. As the idea for Sonder developed into a multi-layered artwork it became important to explore the possibility of working with different kinds of information across the three panels. As a result, the second panel of the installation is composed by converting the definition of the word sonder into binary code and stamping that onto the textile. The tapestry of binary number elicits a reading that is not comprehended in a literal sense; rather, it presents itself as a coded matrix that references the evolution of an ancient mathematical concept into its modern application in computer technology.
***this blog was taken from kenturah's micro-site for sonder...moments of sonder
Friday, April 19, 2013 at 5:00AM Regarding the QR code:
After deciding to draw the second panel with binary code, I knew that a third panel should be an extension of the first two panels that pushed the content of the work into another form to convey information. After converting the original text of the first panel to binary code on the second panel, it made sense to complete the piece by making a final conversion for a third panel. I chose to use a Quick Response code, a matrix barcode, because it technologically relies on the binary system to pass information through cyberspace. QR codes can be scanned by someone’s mobile devices and them to a website. So, I set up a website whose purpose would be to show documentation about the creation of the Sonder exhibit. I then generated a QR code for the URL of the website and ordered a rubber stamp customized with the code. As a result I was able to draw the last panel with a stamp that engages technology in a self-reflexive look at the content of the work, by linking the viewer to this microsite with ongoing documentation about the project (momentsofsonder.tumblr.com).
***this blog was taken from kenturah's micro-site for sonder...moments of sonder
Friday, April 5, 2013 at 5:00AM Edgar is doing a screening this weekend at The Silent Movie Theatre in LA
Friday, March 22, 2013 at 5:00AM A giant in the world of literature and humanity. Chinua Achebe achieved icon status as a writer for penning many best sellers depicting life and truths about his home country Nigeria. Two of my favorites and cannon classics Things Fall Apart and No Longer At Ease are still in my top 10 favorite reads of all time. He was a prolific man and may be rest in peace.
Chinua Achebe: November 30, 1960 Ogidi, Nigeria - March 21, 2013 Boston, USA
Read Things Fall Apart on Google Books
Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 5:00AM TOTALLY LOVE EVERYTHING SANTI! #GIRLS #GIRLS #GIRLS
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Project Bronzeville is an exhibition of art work by Kathie Foley-Meyer inspired by Bronzeville, a period in LA history when African Americans moved into the neighborhood known as Little Tokyo. Please visit their site to see the list of events happening over the next few months including this performance by gallery favorite Miguel Atwood Fergueson. |
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You can purchase tickets to this show by going to their fundraising page this jazz performance is not to be missed! Visit the Project Bronzeville Facebook page to stay in the know. |
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 6:00AM Thursday evening we opened Kenturah Davis solo exhibit, Sonder. The opening was alot of fun escpically since a week before the opening the artist was still feverishly finishing the art works. The photos below taken by photographer Xavier Fumat shows a behind the scene glimpse into a private invite only studio visit we did with art collectors and museum curators in LA. During these visits Michelle Joan Papillion walked the guest through Kenturah's work, they were also able to observe her process and watch her create. For photos from the opening click HERE
PAPILLION ART
THE TIME LAPSE VIDEO OF KENTURAH WORKING IN THE GALLERY CREATING ALL OF THE WORKS
Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 5:00AM LA based conceptual artist Edgar Arceneaux stopped by the gallery this morning. We caught up about what he is currently working on, gave him a tour of the space and explained Kenturah's installation opening in March.
Friday, February 8, 2013 at 5:00AM Friend of the gallery Chioma Nnadi looks great in her custom jeans! Love this Vogue Daily video of her giving her best denim insights.
Chioma is a fashion writer at Vogue.
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 5:00AM Picked up some goodies at the Geffen's Printed Matter LA Art Book Fair! It was a fun time and they had the best food trucks out front...finally got to indulge in a sweet treat from Coolhaus LA (the first food truck inspired by amazing design and architecture and ice cream!) The weekend was a total success!
Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 5:00AM We are so pleased with the launch of our new Jazz series! Last night new LA based group WILBERTA did a phenomanal set. We were honored to debut this new band!! Watch them cover Twice by Little Dragon.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 5:00AM Derick Melander speaks about his sculpture in Friends Seminary "Peace Week" Below that are images from his installation "Into the Fold" from 2009
Monday, January 21, 2013 at 5:00AM While hanging out at the Underground Museum, created and owned by LA based painter Noah Davis I realized that I had never posted any of his work up here. I love Noah's work. These are just a few favorites.
